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Trellis in the courtyard of the Wernberg monastery, Wernberg, Carinthia, Austria A trellis (treillage) is an architectural structure, usually made from an open framework or lattice of interwoven or intersecting pieces of wood, bamboo or metal that is normally made to support and display climbing plants, especially shrubs.
While closely related, the terms trellising, pruning and vine training are often used interchangeably even though they refer to different things. Technically speaking, the trellis refers to the actual stakes, posts, wires or other structures that the grapevine is attached to. Some vines are allowed to grow free standing without any attachment ...
When one uses trellising net the pedunculum of the fruit of the plant will lean on the mesh, preventing that the weight of the fruits will choke the fruit like it happens often with raffia twine. Starting in the 1960s, in Europe a new rigid mesh and net product made out of polypropylene started being used.
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French term meaning "taste of earth" that denotes the characteristic flavors that certain vineyard soils impart on a wine. Graft The joint made during the grafting of rootstock to the scion of a vine. Green harvest The harvesting of green (unripe) grapes in an attempt to increase the yield of quality grapes. Grey rot
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A horizontal espalier Free-standing espaliered fruit trees (step-over) at Standen, West Sussex.The trees are used to create a fruit border or low hedge.. Espalier (/ ɪ ˈ s p æ l ɪər / or / ɪ ˈ s p æ l i. eɪ /) is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame.
Many people use trellising to keep the vines off the ground. Trellising is a form of plant training, which is the arrangement of plant parts spatially to optimize productivity. Having the grape vines off the ground “reduces the time that vines remain wet from dew and rain and thus limits the amount of infection”. [2]